Factitious Disorders Mental Health
Factitious Disorders Mental Health
Factitious disorder is a formal (DSM-IV) mental health diagnosis in which people deliberately exaggerate, fabricate, or induce physical or psychological health problems in themselves in order to get attention for themselves or gain some other form of internal gratification. Munchausen Syndrome is sometimes described as one sub-type of factitious disorder; others say it is another name for this disorder. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (also addressed here) is a pattern of abusive behavior in which a caretaker deliberately exaggerates, fabricates, or induces physical and/or psychological health problems in another person. This pattern of behavior manifests as physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, or a combination. The primary purpose of this behavior is to gain some form of internal gratification (such as attention) for the perpetrator.
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Factitious Disorders - General introduction to Munchausen syndrome, with FAQ, statistics, case reports, and definitions.
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A Dangerous Kind of Maltreatment - Presents information on Munchausen by Proxy, a knowledge quiz, and links to further resources.
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Parenthood Betrayed: The Dilemma of Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy - A doctor explains how this disorder affects families. From SelfHelp magazine.
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eMedicine - Factitious Disorder - Article by Todd S. Elwyn, MD, covers history, causes, symptoms and clues to recognition, prevalence, differential diagnosis, and treatment of this condition, which can be very challenging for busy physicians.
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Dr. Marc Feldman's Munchausen Syndrome Page - Deals with factitious disorders, malingering, Munchausen by proxy, and related conditions.
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Surviving After Betrayal - Yahoo group for people who have been affected by adults with factitious disorder.
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Munchausen by Proxy and Sexual Abuse - An article intended for the education of people involved in forensic investigations of child sexual abuse and related allegations.
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Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy - Two physicians from the SIDS Network present descriptions of this disorder.
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Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy Resources - Small collection of annotated links to news articles and other resources.
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